Italy defeated Australia 2-0 in the final tennis match of the 2023 Davis Cup. It was the 111th edition of the
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
, an international team competition between national teams in men's tennis, and was part of the
2023 ATP Tour
The 2023 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2023 tennis season. The 2023 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the I ...
calendar.
Davis Cup Finals
Knockout stage
''Date: 21–26 November 2023''
''Venue:
Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga, Spain''
Group stage
''Date: 12–17 September 2023''
''Venues:
Unipol Arena
Unipol Arena (previously known as Futurshow Station, PalaMalaguti and originally Palasport Casalecchio) is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, citta Metropolitana di Bologna, Ital ...
, Bologna, Italy
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena (currently known as AO Arena for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the Manchester city centre, city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space. Pr ...
, Manchester, Great Britain
Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia, Spain
Arena Gripe
Gripe Sports Center () is a sports complex located in the Gripe city district of Split, Croatia. It features four indoor halls, and is used to host many sports, as well as concerts. The seating capacity of the small indoor hall is 3,500, and of t ...
, Split, Croatia
''Surface: Hard indoor''
16 nations took part in the group stage of the finals. The qualification was as follows:
* 2 finalists of the
2022 Finals (Australia and Canada)
* 2 wild card teams (Italy and Spain)
* 12 winners of the
qualifying round
Qualification may refer to:
Processes
* Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress
* Process qualification, ensures that manufacturing and production processes can ...
, in February 2023
TH = Title holder, 2022F = Finalist from the 2022 tournament, WC = Wild card, H = Host
Group stage results
G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches
Qualifying round
''Date: 3–5 February 2023''
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams were:
* 12 teams ranked 3rd–16th in the
2022 Finals except the 2 wild card teams
* 12 winning teams from
2022 World Group I
The 12 winning teams from the qualifying round played at the Finals and the 12 losing teams played at the World Group I.
''#: Nations ranking as of 28 November 2022.
''
Seeded teams
# (#1)
# (#3)
# (#5)
# (#6)
# (#9)
# (#10)
# (#11)
# (#12)
# (#13)
# (#14)
# (#15)
# (#17)
Unseeded teams
* (#18)
* (#19)
* (#21)
* (#22)
* (#24)
* (#27)
* (#28)
* (#29)
* (#30)
* (#31)
* (#33)
* (#40)
World Group I
''Date: 14–17 September 2023''
Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These twenty-four teams are:
* 12 losing teams from
qualifying round
Qualification may refer to:
Processes
* Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress
* Process qualification, ensures that manufacturing and production processes can ...
, in February 2023
* 12 winning teams from
World Group I play-offs, in February 2023
''#: Nations ranking as of 6 February 2023.
[''
Seeded teams
# (#5)
# (#14)
# (#16)
# (#18)
# (#19)
# (#22)
# (#23)
# (#24)
# (#25)
# (#26)
# (#27)
# (#28)
Unseeded teams
* (#29)
* (#30)
* (#31)
* (#33)
* (#34)
* (#35)
* (#36)
* (#37)
* (#38)
* (#39)
* (#41)
* (#42)
]
Play-offs
''Date: 3–5 February 2023''
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.[''
Seeded teams
# (#20)
# (#23)
# (#25)
# (#26)
# (#32)
# (#34)
# (#35)
# (#36)
# (#37)
# (#38)
# (#39)
# (#41)
Unseeded teams
* (#43)
* (#44)
* (#45)
* (#47)
* (#48)
* (#49)
* (#51)
* (#55)
* (#56)
* (#63)
* (#70)
* (#72)
]
World Group II
''Date: 14–17 September 2023''
Twenty-four teams participated in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.[
These twenty-four teams are:
* 12 losing teams from World Group I play-offs, in February 2023
* 12 winning teams from World Group II play-offs, in February 2023
''#: Nations ranking as of 6 February 2023.][''
Seeded teams
# (#32)
# (#40)
# (#43)
# (#44)
# (#45=)
# (#45=)
# (#47)
# (#48)
# (#49)
# (#50)
# (#51)
# (#52)
Unseeded teams
* (#53)
* (#54)
* (#55)
* (#56)
* (#57)
* (#58)
* (#59)
* (#60)
* (#61)
* (#62)
* (#63)
* (#65)
]
Play-offs
''Date: 2–6 February 2023''
Twenty-four teams played for twelve spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.[
These twenty-four teams are:
* 12 losing teams from 2022 World Group II
* 12 teams promoted from their 2022 Group III zone:
** 3 from ]Europe
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** 3 from Asia/Oceania
** 3 from Americas
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** 3 from Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group II and the 12 losing teams will play at the 2023 Group III of the corresponding continental zone.
''#: Nations ranking as of 28 November 2022.[''
Seeded teams
# (#42)
# (#46)
# (#50)
# (#52)
# (#53)
# (#54)
# (#57)
# (#58)
# (#59)
# (#60)
# (#61)
# (#62)
Unseeded teams
* (#64)
* (#65)
* (#66)
* (#67)
* (#68)
* (#69)
* (#71)
* (#73)
* (#74)
* (#76)
* (#77)
* (#84)
]
Group III
The top three nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 World Group II play-offs and the last two nations will be relegated to the 2024 Group IV.
Americas zone
''Dates: 19–24 June 2023''
Location: Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción
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, Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
(Clay)
Participating teams
*
*
*
*
*
* '
* '
*
*
Promotions/Relegations
* , and qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
* ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Americas Zone Group IV
Asia/Oceania zone
''Date: 26–29 July 2023''
Location: Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts, Colombo
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, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
(Clay)
Participating teams
* '
*
*
*
*
*
* '
*
Promotions/Relegations
* , and qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
* ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Inactive teams
* (suspended)
Europe zone
''Date: 14–17 June 2023''
Location: Herodotou Tennis Academy, Larnaca
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, Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
(Hard)
Participating teams
*
*
* '
*
*
*
* '
Promotions/Relegations
* , and qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
* ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Europe Zone Group IV
Africa zone
''Date: 9–12 August 2023''
Location: University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (, ) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and ''de facto'' capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johan ...
, Pretoria
Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country.
Pretoria strad ...
, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
(Hard)
Participating teams
* '
*
*
*
*
* '
*
*
Promotions/Relegations
* , and qualify for the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play-offs
* ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2024. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Luanda, Angola from 19 to 22 June 2024.
Participating nations
Draw
Date: 19–22 June 2 ...
Group IV
The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 Group III and the last two nations from the Asia/Oceania and Africa zone will be relegated to the 2024 Group V.
Americas zone
''Date: 31 July – 5 August 2023''
Location: National Racquet Sports Centre, Tacarigua
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, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
(Hard)
Participating teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Inactive team
*
*
Promotions
* and qualify for the 2024 Americas Zone Group III
Asia/Oceania zone
''Date: 18–21 October 2023''
Location: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey
Participating teams
* '
*
*
*
*
*
* '
*
Promotions/Relegations
* and qualify for the 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
* ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group V
Europe zone
''Date: 26–29 July 2023''
Location: Tennis Club Bellevue, Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
, Montenegro
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, image_map = Europe-Mont ...
(Clay)
Participating teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Inactive teams
* (suspended)
* (suspended)
Promotions
* and qualify for the 2024 Europe Zone Group III
Africa zone
''Date: 26–29 July 2023''
Location: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali is a relativ ...
, Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
(Clay)
Participating teams
*
* '
*
*
*
* '
*
*
Promotions/Relegations
* and qualify for the 2024 Africa Zone Group III
* ' and ' are relegated to 2024 Africa Zone Group V
Group V
The top two nations of each continental zone will be promoted to the 2024 Group IV.
Asia/Oceania zone
''Date: 25–28 October 2023''
Location: Polytechnic University, Isa Town
Isa Town (, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country.
Etymology
The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, a former ruler of Bahrain, from 1961 to 1999.
History
Isa To ...
, Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
(Hard)
Participating teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Inactive teams
*
Promotions
* and qualify for the 2024 Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Africa zone
''Date: 21–24 June 2023''
Location: Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
, DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
(Clay)
Participating teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Inactive teams
*
*
*
*
*
Promotions
* and qualify for the 2024 Africa Zone Group IV
References
External links
Official website
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